Image by Tarrice Love – Necklace by Isamar Gonzalez
‘After the birth of my daughter my body didn’t change that much apart from my pear-shaped boobies which used to be perky mangoes’
I was born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, and raised in the South Bronx with my twin sister, older brother and single mother. I’m a self-employed model; jewellery designer; waitress; mother and student living in Brooklyn, New York. I start my day around 7am when I rise to meet the sun. I have my favourite fruits mango and avocado and I dress very urban bohemian. I like my long halter dresses, but I also love rocking my army pants with a delicate blouse and Pumas. Once I’ve dropped my daughter to school I go to the gym, run around on castings, design my jewellery, then pick my daughter up, cook, eat, paint and hula hoop.
The birth of my daughter was my most unforgettable experience. Feeling her grow inside of me was so amazing, I actually miss it. After her birth my body didn’t change that much apart from my pear-shaped boobies which used to be perky mangoes. But I love my body more than I used too, I feel like a woman and I am more in tune with how my body works.
As a model I noticed that work was definitely slower but I was so focused on being a mom that it wasn’t a bad thing. I was able to discover my real passion which is keeping creativity in my life and finding new ways to become a better person, mother, jewellery designer, friend, lover, daughter and sister. Everything falls into place when you live out your passion. I hope that one day I can have my own jewellery store with one-of-a-kind pieces for women who strive to be unique.
A bit more about me…
When I was a child I wanted to be an…astronaut and a singer.
A film/book/song that changed me was…Strange Fruit by Billie Holiday and Feeling Good by Nina Simone. These women sang their stories with their strong powerful voices.
My favourite quote/proverb is…”be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” – John Wooden.
If I was invisible for a day I would… sing to the whole world and leave them with a feeling that there is a GOD.
Love is…I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love. So love freely today and every day.
The 4 words that describe my life…unpredictable, confident, blessings and fragile.
If you could have one wish granted it would be…to always be surrounded by love, family and friends. Without them everything else means nothing.
I am a Complexd…spirit! I think my enthusiasm and my optimism are my strongest traits, and I am a little feisty…OK, maybe a lot feisty!
[…] I am a visual person who finds the images before the theme or concept. I have collected thousands of tearsheets over the years and as the Complexd team were about to publish our blog post today I spotted an image which I remember filing 7 years ago. The image is a photograph of Complexd Woman: Isamar Gonzalez, It was the cardboard case for a CD that came free with a newspaper. I adored that image, it was the models blossoming afro adorned with flowers and her expression of peace and tranquility that has stayed in my visual psyche for some time. Now I am able to put a name to the face, I wonder, who would have thought that years later I would be featuring that same model as a Complexd Woman. It’s such a small visual world! Read more about Isamar here […]